But Nathan Lee Davies, from Wrexham, who is disabled and uses an electric wheelchair and drives an adapted car, believes the council should change the ticket machines because he says he can’t access them to pay.

But the council says its machines are accessible and says there are also other methods of paying available to motorists.

Mr Davies said: “I think that is ridiculous I can’t get my hand up to the slot to pay and I use a very old mobile phone which is not suitable to make mobile payments.

“There are people with a range of disabilities that the machines would need to be changed for, they are just not taking into account.

“If they do change the machines it will cost them thousands making it pointless.”

Nathan Davies has launched a petition against Wrexham council's proposals to introduce car park charging for the disabled. (Image: Robert Parry-Jones)

Mr Davies, who is also campaigning against plans to cut the Welsh Independent Living Grant, added: “I think it is unfair for disabled people to have to pay for parking I have always had it free and we shouldn’t be unfairly targeted, because of these austerity cuts.

“It is also going to be a lot more difficult to get to the machines from my car.

“I used to feel secure that I lived in Wrexham, which has always been a tight-knit community.

“But I will consider going to Broughton or Mold if I have to pay these charges.”